Science operations for @vrubinobs.bsky.social has begun, but science data is not flowing just yet. The observatory will start operations in an engineering mode. The LSST (Legacy Survey of Space and Time) is expected to start no earlier than the December 31, 2025. community.lsst.org/t/operations...
Operations has begun!
I am happy to report that the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has formally begun the operations phase. The Operations team has accepted the responsibility for and authority over the full Observatory...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Science operations for @vrubinobs.bsky.social has begun, but science data is not flowing just yet. The observatory will start operations in an engineering mode. The LSST (Legacy Survey of Space and Time) is expected to start no earlier than the December 31, 2025. community.lsst.org/t/operations...
🚀 Mais um marco para o LIneA! A equipe de TI integrou o Rucio, sistema de dados do Observatório Rubin, entre o IDAC-BR e o USDF.
Primeira cópia automática do Data Preview 1 (DP1) concluída — um marco rumo à operação brasileira do LSST!
Saiba mais em: www.linea.org.br/noticia/data...
Primeira cópia automática do Data Preview 1 (DP1) concluída — um marco rumo à operação brasileira do LSST!
Saiba mais em: www.linea.org.br/noticia/data...
October 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🚀 Mais um marco para o LIneA! A equipe de TI integrou o Rucio, sistema de dados do Observatório Rubin, entre o IDAC-BR e o USDF.
Primeira cópia automática do Data Preview 1 (DP1) concluída — um marco rumo à operação brasileira do LSST!
Saiba mais em: www.linea.org.br/noticia/data...
Primeira cópia automática do Data Preview 1 (DP1) concluída — um marco rumo à operação brasileira do LSST!
Saiba mais em: www.linea.org.br/noticia/data...
🔭 The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which many researchers and specialists from @ucscscience.bsky.social have played key roles in developing, continues to revolutionize astronomy with its Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🔭 The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which many researchers and specialists from @ucscscience.bsky.social have played key roles in developing, continues to revolutionize astronomy with its Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).
Rubin Observatory and the Galaxies
Starting in late 2025, when it begins the decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), Rubin will capture skies like these in more detail than ever before.
Credit: @vrubinobs.bsky.social / P.J. Assuncao Lago
noirlab.edu/public/image... 🧪🔭
Starting in late 2025, when it begins the decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), Rubin will capture skies like these in more detail than ever before.
Credit: @vrubinobs.bsky.social / P.J. Assuncao Lago
noirlab.edu/public/image... 🧪🔭
October 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Rubin Observatory and the Galaxies
Starting in late 2025, when it begins the decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), Rubin will capture skies like these in more detail than ever before.
Credit: @vrubinobs.bsky.social / P.J. Assuncao Lago
noirlab.edu/public/image... 🧪🔭
Starting in late 2025, when it begins the decade-long Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), Rubin will capture skies like these in more detail than ever before.
Credit: @vrubinobs.bsky.social / P.J. Assuncao Lago
noirlab.edu/public/image... 🧪🔭
Our own @cfrohmaier.bsky.social has written the algorithms to enable 4MOST to observe the largest ever spectroscopic sample of supernovae; Chris coordinates the spectroscopic follow-up of LSST-discovered supernovae with the partner survey 4MOST-TiDES 🔭
October 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Our own @cfrohmaier.bsky.social has written the algorithms to enable 4MOST to observe the largest ever spectroscopic sample of supernovae; Chris coordinates the spectroscopic follow-up of LSST-discovered supernovae with the partner survey 4MOST-TiDES 🔭
Two laser discs in today of episode 2 of Giant Robo and the lsst two episodes of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki, both still in shrinkwrap (minus a year on the plastic on the Tenchi one). And with this, I am done with getting the US laser discs of the Tenchi OVA.
October 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Two laser discs in today of episode 2 of Giant Robo and the lsst two episodes of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki, both still in shrinkwrap (minus a year on the plastic on the Tenchi one). And with this, I am done with getting the US laser discs of the Tenchi OVA.
HÖRT IHR LEUT UND LSST EUCH SAGEN
DER FISCH WIRD NUN ZU MIR GEFAHREN
DER FISCH WIRD NUN ZU MIR GEFAHREN
October 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
HÖRT IHR LEUT UND LSST EUCH SAGEN
DER FISCH WIRD NUN ZU MIR GEFAHREN
DER FISCH WIRD NUN ZU MIR GEFAHREN
That’s where NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory comes in. We’re not a regular observatory, we’re a cool observatory! 🔭🧪
The 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will measure observed distortions in billions of galaxies, revealing where the invisible dark matter is hiding.
📷: W. O'Mullane
The 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will measure observed distortions in billions of galaxies, revealing where the invisible dark matter is hiding.
📷: W. O'Mullane
October 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
That’s where NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory comes in. We’re not a regular observatory, we’re a cool observatory! 🔭🧪
The 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will measure observed distortions in billions of galaxies, revealing where the invisible dark matter is hiding.
📷: W. O'Mullane
The 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will measure observed distortions in billions of galaxies, revealing where the invisible dark matter is hiding.
📷: W. O'Mullane
NOIRLab image of the week
In this long-exposure image, the Simonyi Survey Telescope, equipped with the LSST Camera, created a mesmerizing neon glow as it spun around scanning the sky.
Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NSF/DOE/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
noirlab.edu/public/image... 🧪🔭
In this long-exposure image, the Simonyi Survey Telescope, equipped with the LSST Camera, created a mesmerizing neon glow as it spun around scanning the sky.
Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NSF/DOE/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
noirlab.edu/public/image... 🧪🔭
October 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
NOIRLab image of the week
In this long-exposure image, the Simonyi Survey Telescope, equipped with the LSST Camera, created a mesmerizing neon glow as it spun around scanning the sky.
Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NSF/DOE/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
noirlab.edu/public/image... 🧪🔭
In this long-exposure image, the Simonyi Survey Telescope, equipped with the LSST Camera, created a mesmerizing neon glow as it spun around scanning the sky.
Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NSF/DOE/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand
noirlab.edu/public/image... 🧪🔭
When the LSST Camera takes an image, it also gets signal from itself, including faint heat (aka infrared light!) or natural variations between pixels.🔭 🧪
By reflecting the same, controlled amount of light onto every pixel, this calibration screen reveals those variations.
By reflecting the same, controlled amount of light onto every pixel, this calibration screen reveals those variations.
October 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
When the LSST Camera takes an image, it also gets signal from itself, including faint heat (aka infrared light!) or natural variations between pixels.🔭 🧪
By reflecting the same, controlled amount of light onto every pixel, this calibration screen reveals those variations.
By reflecting the same, controlled amount of light onto every pixel, this calibration screen reveals those variations.
I don’t know, but I will point out that there are very strong observational biases at play that make it very hard to figure out the size distribution of interstellar objects, even ignoring the fact that we only have three of them so far. LSST will help a lot.
September 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I don’t know, but I will point out that there are very strong observational biases at play that make it very hard to figure out the size distribution of interstellar objects, even ignoring the fact that we only have three of them so far. LSST will help a lot.
It's almost October
SO GET YOUR LSST MINUTE NOMINATIONS IN ALREADY 💚
SO GET YOUR LSST MINUTE NOMINATIONS IN ALREADY 💚
THE SHITTIEST AWARD SHOW OF THE SEASON IS BACK FOR ANOTHER YEAR Y'ALL!
NOMINATIONS FOR 2025'S "SHITTY SMALL VTUBER AWARDS" ARE NOW OPEN.
All nomination forms are in THIS thread!
PLS REPOST IN ORDER TO BOOST! I work very hard on this event & would love to see lots of nominations! 💚
NOMINATIONS FOR 2025'S "SHITTY SMALL VTUBER AWARDS" ARE NOW OPEN.
All nomination forms are in THIS thread!
PLS REPOST IN ORDER TO BOOST! I work very hard on this event & would love to see lots of nominations! 💚
September 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
It's almost October
SO GET YOUR LSST MINUTE NOMINATIONS IN ALREADY 💚
SO GET YOUR LSST MINUTE NOMINATIONS IN ALREADY 💚
Is anyoen else not done with oc... these lsst 4 demiatma guhhh
September 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Is anyoen else not done with oc... these lsst 4 demiatma guhhh
Later this year, Rubin will begin its ten-year Legacy Survey of Space of Time (LSST), mapping the stellar populations of the Milky Way and its satellite galaxies and helping scientists study how the Milky Way and its companions formed, evolved, and continue to interact. ´🔭 🧪
September 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Later this year, Rubin will begin its ten-year Legacy Survey of Space of Time (LSST), mapping the stellar populations of the Milky Way and its satellite galaxies and helping scientists study how the Milky Way and its companions formed, evolved, and continue to interact. ´🔭 🧪
Eat, sleep, slew ✨🔭 In astronomy, slewing is when a telescope rotates to a different patch of the sky.
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's telescope mount is balanced and rigid, reducing vibrations and allowing the LSST Camera to be ready for its next image in only 5 seconds. 🔭🧪
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's telescope mount is balanced and rigid, reducing vibrations and allowing the LSST Camera to be ready for its next image in only 5 seconds. 🔭🧪
September 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Eat, sleep, slew ✨🔭 In astronomy, slewing is when a telescope rotates to a different patch of the sky.
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's telescope mount is balanced and rigid, reducing vibrations and allowing the LSST Camera to be ready for its next image in only 5 seconds. 🔭🧪
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's telescope mount is balanced and rigid, reducing vibrations and allowing the LSST Camera to be ready for its next image in only 5 seconds. 🔭🧪
With the Rubin Observatory really this close to completion, it's quite exciting to me (given how long ago I started doing the work I did with LSST) to hear at #AAS243 🔭 just how close to completion this really is now.
January 11, 2024 at 6:59 PM
With the Rubin Observatory really this close to completion, it's quite exciting to me (given how long ago I started doing the work I did with LSST) to hear at #AAS243 🔭 just how close to completion this really is now.
🛻 Our 8.4-meter mirror moved in
📷 LSST Camera was completed @SLACLab
🪞 Our 8.4-meter mirror finally became a mirror
📷 LSST Camera arrived!
🧪🔭
📷 LSST Camera was completed @SLACLab
🪞 Our 8.4-meter mirror finally became a mirror
📷 LSST Camera arrived!
🧪🔭
December 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM
🛻 Our 8.4-meter mirror moved in
📷 LSST Camera was completed @SLACLab
🪞 Our 8.4-meter mirror finally became a mirror
📷 LSST Camera arrived!
🧪🔭
📷 LSST Camera was completed @SLACLab
🪞 Our 8.4-meter mirror finally became a mirror
📷 LSST Camera arrived!
🧪🔭
This historic achievement comes after two decades of work from colleagues at SLAC, and from around the world (Livermore National Lab, Brookhaven National Lab, CNRS IN2P3)
The team at SLAC is now preparing the camera to ship to Chile, where it'll be hoisted atop the telescope later this year! 🔭
The team at SLAC is now preparing the camera to ship to Chile, where it'll be hoisted atop the telescope later this year! 🔭
April 3, 2024 at 3:30 PM
This historic achievement comes after two decades of work from colleagues at SLAC, and from around the world (Livermore National Lab, Brookhaven National Lab, CNRS IN2P3)
The team at SLAC is now preparing the camera to ship to Chile, where it'll be hoisted atop the telescope later this year! 🔭
The team at SLAC is now preparing the camera to ship to Chile, where it'll be hoisted atop the telescope later this year! 🔭
We are honored to have the LSST Discovery Alliance providing Participant Support for the IAU GA 2024. 🔭
Explore our sponsors: astronomy2024.org/our-sponsors... #Astronomy2024
Explore our sponsors: astronomy2024.org/our-sponsors... #Astronomy2024
July 31, 2024 at 1:29 PM
We are honored to have the LSST Discovery Alliance providing Participant Support for the IAU GA 2024. 🔭
Explore our sponsors: astronomy2024.org/our-sponsors... #Astronomy2024
Explore our sponsors: astronomy2024.org/our-sponsors... #Astronomy2024
很后悔lsst这次远征选了very hard，现在卡在第三关过不去（悲）是我太飘了
December 13, 2024 at 4:28 PM
很后悔lsst这次远征选了very hard，现在卡在第三关过不去（悲）是我太飘了
Uhhh lsst I checked I was in Milwaukee and you're in Australia so, I'm not sure how I could be on your back weirdo...
Get a load of this guy chat
Get a load of this guy chat
November 28, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Uhhh lsst I checked I was in Milwaukee and you're in Australia so, I'm not sure how I could be on your back weirdo...
Get a load of this guy chat
Get a load of this guy chat
La cámara #LSST de 3.200 megapíxeles tiene el tamaño de un automóvil compacto y pesa 3 toneladas métricas —aproximadamente la mitad del peso de un elefante macho de la sabana africana—. mysteryplanet.com.ar/site/la-cama...
La cámara más grande del mundo lista para capturar imágenes espaciales de 3.200 megapíxeles
El Observatorio Vera C. Rubin pronto iniciará su Estudio del Legado del Espacio y el Tiempo, o LSST por sus siglas en inglés, que durará una década, monitoreando todo el cielo sobre el hemisferio sur ...
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April 26, 2024 at 12:17 AM
La cámara #LSST de 3.200 megapíxeles tiene el tamaño de un automóvil compacto y pesa 3 toneladas métricas —aproximadamente la mitad del peso de un elefante macho de la sabana africana—. mysteryplanet.com.ar/site/la-cama...
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May 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Day 2 of the 2025 Australian #LSST Workshop features Anais Moller from @ozgrav.bsky.social & Swinburne University introducing our community to the power of the Fink broker to filter various classes of transient objects in @vrubinobs.bsky.social data. fink-broker.org
June 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Day 2 of the 2025 Australian #LSST Workshop features Anais Moller from @ozgrav.bsky.social & Swinburne University introducing our community to the power of the Fink broker to filter various classes of transient objects in @vrubinobs.bsky.social data. fink-broker.org